tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post3753811198518688496..comments2024-01-09T13:55:46.379-05:00Comments on 15 Minute Lunch: Have your roofing way with me.Johnny Virgilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07914217086250206369noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-3610174653163171792008-04-11T14:30:00.000-04:002008-04-11T14:30:00.000-04:00i dont know what sort of car you have, but if it's...i dont know what sort of car you have, but if it's a taurus, ford did a recall for this very problem a few years ago.<BR/><BR/>my mom had the same thing happen to her, luckily she was only going about 30 mph, right in front of our house.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-62792107551886303132008-04-08T15:59:00.000-04:002008-04-08T15:59:00.000-04:00I actually thought it was one of your better posts...I actually thought it was one of your better posts, Johnny. You had me with the sloppy seconds. And please, for all that is perfect in this world, bring on the tantalizing sequal to the JC Penney's Catalog...I wait with bated breath. (Was weekend @ Bernie's sequal really that bad? I saw Alien 3 on a blind date and was less than impressed. http://stephbobb.blogspot.com/2004/11/goods.html)steph-a-ninniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09181282829254739590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-80516544174391877662008-04-07T18:42:00.000-04:002008-04-07T18:42:00.000-04:00Weekend at Bernie's Wheeeeeeeeee Oh boy, an 80's ...Weekend at Bernie's Wheeeeeeeeee <BR/><BR/>Oh boy, an 80's catalogue. :)nunyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08833886980442919570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-58665271079953868912008-04-07T12:27:00.000-04:002008-04-07T12:27:00.000-04:00Damn! The same thing happened to my tire! The ti...Damn! The same thing happened to my tire! The tire fairies are out again! I'm laughing, but I was crying when I saw the bill.<BR/><BR/>I too would have liked to see the frozen garage floor. It sounds like a work of art.miriam sawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06796668928044011101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-77817597918284243692008-04-07T09:54:00.000-04:002008-04-07T09:54:00.000-04:00Being a home owner sucks....I'm glad that I live i...Being a home owner sucks....I'm glad that I live in Ohio and we have pay for the gas we use as we use it...but i've put out $1000 for Jan-March for my gas bill, which hurts.<BR/><BR/>When I was a kid, we lived in a house that had the exact same driveway type that you described only it was not paved so we'd have muddy water in the garage. It sucked. <BR/><BR/>As for the car and the spring...ouch...my CV joint on my van is bad and it clicks so loud that I'm waiting for it to go at any moment...like when I'm doing 60 on the highway with my kids in the car. <BR/><BR/>I hope that the rest of the week goes better for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-13466882226708982132008-04-07T09:48:00.000-04:002008-04-07T09:48:00.000-04:00You got a tow truck in only 30 minutes in a middle...You got a tow truck in only 30 minutes in a middle of nowhere location?<BR/><BR/>I am so jealous. Always takes at least 1-1/2 hours here in DC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-4299208615930241002008-04-07T09:27:00.000-04:002008-04-07T09:27:00.000-04:00Yeah, renting might leave you thinking that it jus...Yeah, renting might leave you thinking that it just gets fixed... tell that to my electrical outlet, which has killed two alarm clocks and a cell phone.<BR/><BR/>The guy says it's all because the last tenant had too much plugged into the thing, and has made no gesture to the effect that he's planning on fixing it.<BR/><BR/>I was told to just avoid using it.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and we have next to no closet space. YEAH! Brooklyn!!pantaloonfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02151099003069843134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-14522119609632255622008-04-07T09:23:00.000-04:002008-04-07T09:23:00.000-04:00OK, this is what I don't understand... WHY WHY WHY...OK, this is what I don't understand... WHY WHY WHY do people live up there??? I spent a year in CT and 16 months in Jersey, both locations far from the coldest points up there. About the third big snowstorm in 2 months and I had already decided there was a reason God let me be born in Alabama. Say what you want about the south, but you can't beat the damn weather down here. I now live in western NC and have the benefit of all four seasons but none of them extreme. No air conditioning needed in summer, either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-45107397825915039542008-04-06T23:45:00.000-04:002008-04-06T23:45:00.000-04:00Good luck with the ice. Our house faces north and ...Good luck with the ice. Our house faces north and we have a glacier every winter. Mom slipped on it and broke her wrist one year just in time for Christmas.<BR/><BR/>I'm living on my own now but I suspect some day I will slip and kill myself on... frozen pigeon shit.The Half-Assed Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695509301546368888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-30032773859009558092008-04-06T22:57:00.000-04:002008-04-06T22:57:00.000-04:00At our old house in North Hollywood, built in 1940...At our old house in North Hollywood, built in 1940, we got fucked once with a $3000 plumbing bill. <BR/><BR/>I sat down on the front porch and wept in front of the plumbers.<BR/><BR/>At least your house hasn't made you cry. <BR/><BR/>Yet.<BR/><BR/>Here's hoping it never does.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04487372548843977036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-58988117643659258922008-04-06T11:25:00.000-04:002008-04-06T11:25:00.000-04:00Have you noticed that it used to be that if you to...Have you noticed that it used to be that if you to have anything done to your house, it was $500?<BR/><BR/>Now it's $3,000. Honest. I swear. God, I hate Jersey sometimes.Becshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03057614535554183360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-45288913114816666122008-04-06T08:37:00.000-04:002008-04-06T08:37:00.000-04:00hahahah Annie calle you a homeowner!Have fun with ...hahahah Annie calle you a homeowner!Have fun with those winters brother!I told my wife we were going to get stationed at Fort Drum as a joke she told me I'd be going alone, she is from upstate but she never wants to go back, its sunny SC for us. Thanks for the great laughs and I'll be looking forward to the JC Penney part DEUCE!Oldman Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04518211284158517066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-31074304548769250192008-04-06T01:13:00.000-04:002008-04-06T01:13:00.000-04:00Merde!On the plus side, you've managed to make my ...Merde!<BR/><BR/>On the plus side, you've managed to make my house problems seem much better. I'm trying to find an electrician who will come over and thrill me, or at least come over and fix my electrical outlets so that I won't need to have my fridge plugged into an extension cord that plugs into my living room outlet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-65573241081622900432008-04-05T22:04:00.000-04:002008-04-05T22:04:00.000-04:00My husband reads you to me and this post came as a...My husband reads you to me and this post came as a shock. I didn't picture you a homeowner in the burbs. Granted, my husband usually reads me just the funny stuff, but from that I seem to have gotten quite the off-kilter view. I thought you were some barely thirty cubicle type who lived in a duplex in the city and suffered some short of toilet-training trauma, given the amount of washroom pieces I have been read. <BR/><BR/>I don't think I can trust my husband's picking and choosing of your work anymore. It's very slanted, but it's nice to know that you are a more rounded person.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-75997906475434417072008-04-05T21:15:00.000-04:002008-04-05T21:15:00.000-04:00Ahh, owning a home really sucks sometimes, doesn't...Ahh, owning a home really sucks sometimes, doesn't it JV?<BR/>At times, I think it might be easier to rent just to be able to call someone else to fix all the dumb stuff that breaks. <BR/>Good luck with it all!Nicole Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17573744086439526817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-80915693045859087562008-04-05T19:46:00.000-04:002008-04-05T19:46:00.000-04:00Yeah, you got me on that one. Every time I think I...Yeah, you got me on that one. Every time I think I'm having a bad week, I go visit <A HREF="http://roodawg.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Grunt</A> and that puts a little perspective on it. <BR/><BR/>On the garage thing, that's my plan. A drainage area with a grate over it.Johnny Virgilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07914217086250206369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-24824805671227115312008-04-05T18:44:00.000-04:002008-04-05T18:44:00.000-04:00Waaaah. Ice. Roof. Tire. Waaah. My dog had his nut...Waaaah. Ice. Roof. Tire. Waaah. <BR/><BR/>My dog had his nuts removed this week. Top that!<BR/><BR/>(And you don't need to raise your garage or lower your driveway -- just put a drain trench across your driveway in front of the garage.)Posol'stvo the Medvedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00573435137467134333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-6419823485567885592008-04-05T15:22:00.000-04:002008-04-05T15:22:00.000-04:00Do I need to express how disappointed I am that y...Do I need to express how disappointed I am that you didn't post a picture of you ice-bound garage. That would have been totally cool.<BR/><BR/>::pouts::Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-73298905223525583882008-04-05T12:36:00.000-04:002008-04-05T12:36:00.000-04:00WOW ~ what a week for you!! I hope things turn aro...WOW ~ what a week for you!! I hope things turn around quickly for you...<BR/>I'm really looking forward the the JCPenny sequel ~ this time I'll buy some Depends before I read it, though!!<BR/>Love your blog ~bobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14353836074794786357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-72016445836876645242008-04-05T12:18:00.000-04:002008-04-05T12:18:00.000-04:00A sequel to the JC Penny post will probably force ...A sequel to the JC Penny post will probably force me into another personally embarrassing post like the one linked to my name. Thanks a bunch!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-1584956199928357452008-04-05T12:09:00.000-04:002008-04-05T12:09:00.000-04:00While I was wandering about in the bloggersphere I...While I was wandering about in the bloggersphere I stumbled into your 15 Minute Lunch. I do feel for you with all your going-ons this week...but you did make me laugh. I will be coming back for more!<BR/>:DAkasha Savage.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13482147165827577180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-38083814012369018142008-04-05T11:48:00.000-04:002008-04-05T11:48:00.000-04:00We have the same problem with our carport and driv...We have the same problem with our carport and driveway, add to that our propery has a very gradual slope...SIDEWAYS. Our street goes downhill and our house is right where it starts to slope downward. So the water that isn't pooling in my carport is washing my front yard into my neighbor's carport. WEEEE!!!! <BR/><BR/>Dude, this post was worth it just to read FWEEEEPPP!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-70127076360512533532008-04-05T11:31:00.000-04:002008-04-05T11:31:00.000-04:00Freezing? it was 82 yesterday, cold front came thr...Freezing? it was 82 yesterday, cold front came through it will be 77 today. God i miss cold weather. Plywood , nails, roof tiles you can do it, we can help. (Don't fall). <BR/>colin in HoustonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-80931416038209534122008-04-05T10:08:00.000-04:002008-04-05T10:08:00.000-04:00nothing funny happened this week? i totally accuse...nothing funny happened this week? i totally accused diesel of having you guest write his post of the talking lobster. it had your fingerprints all over it. i don't think he was amused.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-8919671975608123782008-04-05T09:36:00.000-04:002008-04-05T09:36:00.000-04:00What a week. I know you shouldn't laugh at someone...What a week. I know you shouldn't laugh at someone else's misfortune but I'm afraid I did. <BR/>Sorry about that but the mental picture I had of iced over tools. Too much. <BR/>Hope the roof repairs go well and the car stops trying to kill you. You had better apologised to it before you get behind the wheel next. It doesn't matter if you don't know what you have done wrong just apologise.<BR/>Hopefully summer is just around the corner but before the floor thaws please, please post some pictures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com